Activists say most of Ghana’s rivers have been muddied by soil washed off the gold, as well as mercury and detergent used in the washing process.

While Ghana’s Minerals Commission does not give licenses to mining operations near waterways, Amoafo said that “most of the rivers in Ghana carry gold,” so the likelihood of finding the ...

As gold prices surge, Ghana faces ‘looming crisis’ over illegal mining. As illegal and small-scale mining contaminates rivers and soil, many worry President John Mahama will allow such ...

Water from a polluted river in Ghana was so thick and discoloured that an artist was able to use it as paint to depict the environmental devastation caused by the illegal gold mining that has ...

Illegal gold mining in Africa is out of control. It is poisoning rivers and destroying forests – and nowhere more so than in Ghana. In the village of Nyenase, the practice is also uprooting ...